I would love to master each and every item on it.. Hell, I'd love to
master a straight in auto at this point. (Actually, I'd love to have
another day off work so I could study.. Friday was VERY productive)


That's kind of the point behind the order of things. It helps you master
them
quickly. An auto is just a power off steep appch that terminates in a
quick-stop
and a hovering auto. Since you can do three to four quick stops down a
runway
in half the time it takes to climb to pattern altitude and then do a single
auto,
practicing quick-stops helps you master the more difficult aspects of the
auto
in a a time effecient manner. Once you can terminate a quck-stop in an
orderly manner at a specific spot, then the only part of the auto you need
work
on is achieving the airspeed and glide path parts once the power goes off.

Keep up the good work!

Bart